The Osceola times., 1887-02-12
number be swelled BY children who v.,


travelling without uckets
All requests for information, " addre.,
al 10 Henry E. Tinker, station ayer,
white River junction, will recev, a
prompt attention
The list Of wounded does not now mata
rally differ from that telegraphed IA. n
night. The Identified dead, so far as A..
as certained. are:
Ed. r. Dillon, Dartmouth.
SIS. Westcott, Burlington.
Frank l.. Wesson, Springfield.
ID Margnet, Schanigen, Que.
Edward Banks, brakeman, OF Lebanon
NH
Miss Nancy Dun bar, Of Porters Station
Somer-'ille, Mass.
Mason Mills, of Iroquois, Ont
John Haiden, coloreG, porter Of The
Pullman Pilgrim.
Mr.. Henry W. Tewksbury. the lecturer
saws he was doing when he was aroused (,
by feeling the humping on the ties and the
car seemed to leap into space and come
down with terrible crash. For moment
he was stunned and hardly knew whether
he was dead or alive. de tried 70 move,
but found he could not bulge au inch
He noticed with great alarm that fire had
broken out at the farther end of the car.
he StTuRRlcu w eh hio ce'NhoN WI w AAeS
him self, and screamed for help.
Despite his own anxiety he could no,
help noticing an old couple a few seats
from him who were tied down by timbers.
while the flames rapidly approached.
The last he saw Of them they were locked
in each others arms and were kissing
each other q fond goodbye on this earth.
Then the smoke and flames enveloped
them and hid them from view.
Mr.. Tewkstury gave himself up for lost
and covered his face with his fur cap "a
shut out the approaching hames His
homes of life were suddenly renewed by
hearing voices. He threw of the cap and
| saw the engineer and firemen near by
| They answered his frantic calls and tried
10 null him out but failing to do so were
about to leave him. when he begged Of
them to try again, and break his legs II
necessary. They did so, and managed 10
get him out by breaking his leg and arm.
| They were Just in time, as the fiaypes had
already corched his clothing.
DR.. Bray tells beartrending story Of She
death of Edward Frank Dillon, of Spring.
field, Vt, who was student OF Dartmouth
College, and who had more than local
reputation as a base ball pitcher. He was
traveli,g with a friend named Veasey.
Both were pinned down by the wreckage,
and conversed together The fire burned
a beam away from Veazy, and he got out
People congregated about poor Dillon and
tried to release him, but car wheels and
other material Jay on his breast lie
talked to thoss near him. He knew his
hour had come, and sent a message to his
mother. saving how he died. His last
thoughts were Of her end the sorrow his
death would cause her, and he asked her
to bear up under the trial. The fames
came nearer. As the fire reached him he
gave one last cry, and closed his eyes in
death. In the presence Of at least score
of men he was burned 10 death
farmer living near the scene was
awakened by the sharp call for brakes
from the locomotive and could distinctly
hear the crash Of the falling cars on the
ice. He hastily dressed and went TO the
wreck. On nearing it he stumbled over
the body of woman who had been
drag ged from the wreck and left for dead,
and on making examinations found her
still alive. He went and got his team and
took her to his home and thus saved one
life.
Mr.. Dunbar, Of Boston, came on here
and identified the body Of his sister, the
only means Of Identification being swol-
len finger joint and a peculiar shape OF the
feet.
Miss Lowell. whose brother-n-law, Mr..
Wesson, was killed, was not much hurt
Alters she got TO the junction House, whlcn
is being used as hospital, she forgot her
grief in the sorrow OF the others, and set
about relieving the sufferers. She was
most welcome visitor at their be isides.
Mrs Graham was the most seriously IN
jured Of those at the hotel Her spine Is
injured.
The following are additional names o'
killed;
Cephas Mills, OF Iroquois, Ont.
A young girl named Boulandcr, OF hoi
yoke.
A. J. Hammer, Of Boston, Pullman Por
ter
Unknown Pullman porter.
| Edgar Wilder, OF Dayton, Ohio.
Charles W Sandford, OF Lowell, Mass,
probably.
Mrs. Devineau, OF Winosky.
OVER SIXTY KILLED.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Feb. T.
One of the wrecked cars on the ice had
not been overhauled at last accounts, and
It was thought that at least twenty bodies
were in the debris Should this prove so
IL would run the list of killed up 10 over
sixty not including those which may have
been carried into the river through the
, ice. The latest computation as TO the
number Of persons on the train places II
at over one hundred.